Arizona Silver Exploration Inc has begun its 2023 exploration program at its Philadelphia gold project in Arizona, the company announced.
An earthworks contractor is on-site building roads and drill pads for an upcoming reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign expected to kick off this month.
Arizona Silver has signed a drilling contract with Alford Drilling, and regulatory permits are in hand for 20 RC drill holes on the company’s patented claims, according to a statement.
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Completing the necessary earthworks will allow Arizona Silver to overcome a previous hurdle to drilling, according to VP of exploration Greg Hahn.
“To date, due to a lack of access we have been unable to drill the [Gap zone] between two excellent fences of holes located 300 meters apart,” Hahn said. “With the completion of the new earthworks we will be in a position to drill this critical segment of the Philadelphia system.”
Roadwork and drill pad construction is expected to take two weeks, the company said. Drilling will comprise three to four fences of holes in the Gap to test the upper 150-200 meters of the gold target.
The fences of drill holes on north and south of the Gap contain thick intervals of stockwork quartz with gold mineralization surrounding a high-grade vein internal to the overall mineralized zone,” Hahn said.
“In addition, the untested area of the GAP is a concavity in the Arabian Fault, a fundamental control of mineralization. Such concavities in the controlling fault system within the nearby Oatman gold mining district host the highest grades and thickest vein intercepts.“
Arizona Silver Exploration is an exploration company focused on exploring gold-silver properties in western Arizona and Nevada. The company’s flagship asset is the Philadelphia gold property in Arizona.
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